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GIRLS' STATE TRACK AND FIELD UPDATES

Day in history for March 8, 2001

1876 -- 125 years ago: Thomas Atkinson was named foreman of Rescue Hose Company, No. 4. Other officers are: Assistant foreman, Nicholas Newton; treasurer, Peter Frey, and secretary, Henry Rosenfield.
1901 -- 100 years ago: The Athion Club gave a musical at the home of Mrs. J.F. Robinson for the benefit of the high school library.
1926 -- 75 years ago: The Rock Island Kiwanis Club voted support for the plan to erect a new city hall and levee through a bond issue.
1951 -- 50 years ago: The shortage of labor in the Quad-Cities is becoming steadily more critical and no quick solution is now in sight, Earl Woodring, manager of the Illinois employment office in Moline, said today. Government contract work in large volume has combined with normal production to soak up the supply of skilled workers and put a premium on their services.
1976 -- 25 years ago: The Rock Island Police Benevolent Association's request for permission to have two pinball machines installed in the basement of the police station was denied by the city council. Pinball machines were legalized by the council Jan. 5 after being outlawed for 18 years. The association proposed to use the two pinball machines for the relaxation of policemen when off duty. City Manager Raymond Botch felt that the machines would not be good for public image since groups of students tour the facilities.

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1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.

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